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Hezo aluoug hia old noighbora
tip 11a�"Qj� �17 11J'1. and kiuclred Sam Jones is king,
_.. 'Tore is nothing litre it. Tiloee
Tata kIOB li FROG.who havo known him longest love
him best.
A 110r8a'8 beef is furnished with They admire bis gonitis,
, they lire proud lef iris unexampled
which apo event stie pad,
'the leanid lmal e f frosuccess. They heart oo confidence
d in
slipping, It offers a double renis hie earnest piety ; they e
Lane(); being pointed in front to re- the preleee of lid unst1ued liberal.
dist In one direction. and is semi ity, Lie aboaudfug celerities, Iib
care of the poor and sick and dove
cloven that ib may resist in the con•
trary direction.
The Rev. J. G. Woods, known to
our renders ea a naturalist, says he
never realized the value of the frog
to a horse walking on 0 smooth,
sloping, wet surface, until his second
voyage noros. the Atlautio.
On his first voyage he lied been
annoyed and his limbs endangered
•
by slipping on the lust, smooth, in arum Contains seats for a hemmed their moiehmututte. 'filo gaug pinutt
olinetl deck. Before he made the singers, and they are lot by two iu le pushed out incl yon reach tauis la ez shore. A rush is at ours made by
the doultey boys for the traveller
and not until tho castigating baui•
THE BRUSSELS POST
s>......�, ,.w,11r trrmsemt;rsru'n�r,
tun and ourowu a%ty, but never W to
such is .pull throwa over the hearts
of his hetarere es right here to Ortrt•
ervills• "A prophet is not withal;
honor alive Irl ilio OWU ocunary"
8eetile ti :int; 118 eXOapttan in hall
Geurgiti pretaoher and genius
SCLiNF?f IN ,i NILE t ITI,
A ew;ee on the Nile is time do,
dun to every iut,treet of hia felluevr. scribed by a writer in Scribner'e
1 wish 1 could Bare is deeoription of tfagaztue ;—Gtl'Ie tonne bearing tap
the crowd that seems to grow larger oil their ]leads and arms ail sorts or
and largely daily. Picture to your•
self a gently sloping bill side with
trees and a apace oi' about five aures
ur more ineloeed with gates opouiu;;
into it from all sides. The seats
are comfortable, and will tt0eouauto• ado. lint the crowd which hay
date over four thousand. Tho rue gathered to far more interesting than
articles for sal°—eggs, onuliflowor,
oraugee, buffalo milk, lettuce, len
tits, hviug fowls, and what not—Buell
ns are stored in labunclanoe upon the
deck. taveu \eater is offered for
seeuud voyage, he nal a to Y stlrumeutsnood iu harmony, tau
of India -robber axed to the solos Bstey, urc1au and t. Grand Piano,
of the boots, shoes and slippers lie Iu [rout 1the delk for the praaaher.
A man from Oliffordpiolted up a
wheel tire while driving along the
road, and did not notice until told
by another that it was off hie awn
llarrtetotl ""hotel keepers— have
agreed to olos0 their ho0808 lied
enables and withdraw their nooses
after' tee next prosecution of any 0f
thelia.
Pit stat \'tel• Stilton, of Guelph,
has 11001 it reeidenl of that place
ivr 710 piers. 13o is a veritable tee.
oyoluptali t of the history of that
:mama
A targe matrimonial hat•vuit is
just about rips in Peterborough.
Oen first tut'\ urtlore iu for Mariam
wedding nage; to hu atipplied with -
111 tt ln.>It\tt,-
Port Arthur is rejoicing over the
completion of atraugomonte for the
iuiln.'di''b't aunetrilttt+,17 nf'40 util68
of the Port -Arthur, Dnluth tf. West•
ern italway.
The rate of taxation for 1887 in
intended to wearon
eauseipbnt ha Uuderneat , the platform is a etor• boo of the learned dragoman hits Streetsville le 25 mills on the dollar.
been applied to their bare, brown Orangeville requires 28 mills.
Arab shoulders can the anxious Brampton asks for 17t•. Oshawa
ceereber for experience be started up levioe .22 mills on the dollar.
the grimy on donkey -back for it 31otlienie lie.\, N.W.T., Times :
"prelunivary drive." The town is If Gov. Dewduey would shut off
not yet all awake. Here .nil there pergiite from the nlembere of the
ti watchman is found eleeping ou Nortltwe t Commie the lieeuse syn•
his wicker bed in the street or on tom would at once bo adopted.
the poetics of a house or bazaar. O,tlgery journals state that there
i+arjtber on groups of early risers is every prospeut of fall wheat be -
are found Bquatted before a tiny coming a sueeess in Alberta terri-
charcoal fire, where they "pool" for tory. The few experiments so far
breakfast and dtoeast a dozen data: made. lasses proved eattsfactory.
u few pumpkin seeds whsle they Rev. 1:t. Sutherland, of Ripley,
watch and wait for the m11810 of the Ont., has 1100 congregations—one
coffee-pot. Even yet it ie very 2,000 members, which he addres•
quiet. The donkey -boy follows ou 604 in Gaelic, mud au English con -
behind, rather whispering his "eye. gregetiou of about 500 members.
pall" than speaking it to hia uowili• It will require three trains per
ing motor. Ocoaeioually he drops day for 194 days to move the clan.
a cabalistic word into the long ears, itoba wheat for °snort alone this
which has tate effect of increasing eeaeon. At the present rate of pro•
the donkey's speed. "Gehenna" is gross it will not be long before one
said to be that awful word. - It al- railroad will be unable to move the
ways seems to be a surprise to the crop of the country.
animel, at least, and sometimes The report on the prize farm
causes him to lotver his haunches competition in Group No 1 award•
and creep entirely away from hie ed prizes as follows : Gold medal
rider. Sorrow and repentance are to John Pothergdl, Burlington,
sure to follow each au oeourren0e• 0ouit•by of Halton ; first silver mod -
Now a swirling sound is heard in the al, Jus. K. Meiviiehl$1, Waterford,
air. Your donkey -boy pushes you Norfotic ; second silver medal, 0.
with your-doultey to one nide. A Barker, Paris Station, Brant ;
lac; clothed in whits comes rennin bronze medals to each of the follow -
toward you shouting• to you to "Get ing : J. E. Bretboar, Burford,
out ot the way. Look out for your 'Brant ;11. Trtuder, Simcoe ; Jelin
oars, your cyst', your neck, for my 11. Martin, Oayaga ; J. 0. Shaw,
master is corning," Thou a white Woodburn, Wentworth ; D. r3.
ass Appears bearing the sheik of the Horton, North Pelham, Monk ;
town. This dignitary, hearing of G. Barrio, Waterloo.
your arrival is hastening to the quay The Selkirk. lioe., Record nays
to collect Ma fee for the privilege of in a recent issue :—A rather un -
driving a stake into his mud, A re- usual battle tuolt place iu town last
tura to the dahabeeh reveals a swarm Tuoeday, in which Master Frank
of natives, awaieiug all the same Ferrier, n little boy of seven years,
ntissfon as that of the sheik. Tato very nearly lost one of his eyes. It
case i a a hopeless one, seemingly, seems that among the fowls bo.
fur there is 1nore business than you longing to Mrs. Ferrier is a rooster,
can attend to nod keep faith with between which bird and Prank
the spirit ruder which tho journey there is a constant dispute as to
was undertaken. Your only salvo- which is boss of the yard, and
tion is in reciprocity. Hat in hood while engaged in settling the clis-
ltnd with hearirenderiug voice, pate after the approved style, the
therefore, bog bttokahcesh yourself if rooster suoeeeded in driving his
you would drive the enemy from spurs into the boy'° face and scalp,
you long enough to oscura to your one spur penetrating deeply into
desk. the temple nearthe eye, and the
other through the scalp behind the
Canadian Newt. ear. Blood spurted from the
wouude and the rooeter was left
Dog races are to be a feature of master of the field.
He had a roug i p g aroom .where uheoke are given
could walk on the caeca even when forge laagguge, uiarceltt nota previsions.
apxumanuiie ou it seemed like molar- .All the hour for service ttpprouebee
ing ou the wet slates of a House- the scene just uneside the taberneele
roof, and he never once had a fall. is a nude nue. rho :..ur„ada havo
,Hie esperien0e enabled him to uu• uuluaded their packed Darr and the
derstauci both the value of the frog
people are puuclu into too grounds.
to the horse, and the cruelty of cut. 1 1 1 g
ting it away, so las to throw the 'Tu touts of those who have come
animal's mei tib u on the flat, p1epared to remain throughout the
shoe. P meeting are pitched and , gleaming
smooth, iron
The horse's boor is strong enough timid the pines, farmers from a
distance come 1u great wagons cov-
ered with white canvas, the "prairie
schooners" of the treat. Others in
carriages end buggies, on horseback
or rather mulebatk. Such a num-
ber 01 mules congregated together I
never saw, and every now and then
would be startled with an un-
to resist the hardest road, and yet ie
so sensitive as to be an organ of
touch. The followiug narrative,
written for 31r. Wood by John
Bellows, a Quaker, and the author
of a valuable French dictionary,
proves and illustrates this apparent-
ly incredible fact. Friend Bellows earthly sound. Nobody else seemed
says: to notice it ; it was familiar to all
"When my father was quite a ears—Elie "brttV' OF tau ass.
little churl, he frightened his mother
by trotting aer0ae the street in front The utmost good feeling prevail..
of their House, and tripping up es ed The heat is intense and stifling
wetly in front of a team of horses but the packing pea on. The call
drawing a heavy wagon. of the usher.\ is, Move closer,"
"As he fell, the leader horse set "make mare room."
hie great hoof on the child's head, •
When the prom:her rises to speak
and his mother aspected to pick him au audience of six thonsaud meets
up dead. hie eyes. The tabernacle is full,
"But no ! He used to say that all more than full, and crowds hang ou
his life afterwards he kept a moat
the outside of the building eager to
distinct remembrance of the soft catch every word. It tea genuine
and gentle touch of tits horse's hoof
religious awakening—a sptritnal re•
pressing him to the ground ditto :a freuug coming clown from the
sponge,' and 'holding him. there un presence of the Lord. 31r. Juuse
til Ids mother relieved him. preached the opening sermon, and
"Tim home bad pulled up to the reminded his fellow citizens and
twinkling of au aye, and brought kindred of the °bengod, blessings,
the rest of the team to a stand -still.
the trials and comforts that had
But he seemed to know that the i taken anus in alio year that had
child was safe lying still and thorn , passed eine° he bade them goad.bye
on this spot, His text was "Pre-
pare ye the way of the Lord." lis
bore heavily upon shuns church
members who were ready to parade
their particular exoelleneioe and
hide their besetting sins ; who say I
haven't danced or played cards in a
year, and I wish you'd hit those
who've done both. There Is a heap
meaner things done in the church
thau a dance Int home, and late of
villauy in the ohnroh that's more
thau a game of social card playing.
Some ot you have .°fused to pay
your honest debts, and many of
you have Licked a poor fellow when
he is down. And how you have
talked 1 If you've said things that
wasn't true, confess and beg par-
don. Prepare for this meeting by
emptying oat the hatred, scandal,
evil speaking, dishonesty and hypo•
crisy and then conte up and let the
Lord 011 you with something better,
If it tortes you until tomorrow to
empty the jug, we'll excuse you.
Did you ever see anybody try to
put water in a jug full of molasses ?
Neither can God put anything into
you while you are full of the Devil.
Prepare the way for this meeting
by stopping your tonguee. Don't
talk. kitting around talking and
discussing the sermons. Go silent.
he lilted. The pretty creature was • ly from the meeting to your homes
18 Rept him,"
PET atICE.
'What child has ever grown up
without at least one cage of wbite
mice, which mamma endured as
long tis she could, till the mows
odor became intolerable, and was
then banished? Now, this odor
may all be dispensed with if one
only knows how, and the little folk
at least will thank me for the direca
tion. Simply place a box with a
little chloride of limo in the cage.
A good way is to put it in a tin box
tacked near the top, and take care
to keep the cage neat, when all will
be sweet. White mise are rather
sleepy and uninteresting, and, as in
the ease of the rats, never so intelli-
;entas the common brown mouse.
The little browu•coatod fellow is
capable of being taught tricks and
amusing performances. He es
quaint, odd, mud inquisitive, and
his special and particular delight in
a house is to rummage workbasket$
and boxes and other receptacles.
He is gentle, affectionate, and very
susceptible to kiudnoss ; once ad•
enitted into one's.alfeations, he lea
tomes doubly attractive, and I havo
heard of a lady who attached her
pet brown mouse by a fine gold
chain io her dram, and let him play
around her shoulders and neck as
1 t ' and to ra or. Some of You moll
decorated with ribbons, and was a p Y y
greatly prized pet. and women come here ovary year
Kuala has boon written about nod go off no bettor. Yon remind
singing mice, and bir. Buckland, me of a male that has to be beaten
as well as other nob so well known to do anything. You come here,
observers, testifies that a mouse can, let triose preacher:: kick you all
and sometimes does, sing high- about, toll you of - your meamoes
pitched sharp notes an octave in face to face, and like the mule you
range, and very tepidly uttered. (tome beak t0'be kicked tot you have
Says Mr. Buokland :—"Tho song is a thick hide and a short recollect.
a genuine song, as good and musical ion, Al the eonclusion of his ser -
as that of a lark on a•eine summer anon he urged the people to show
morning." A singing -mouse living
near a canary has been known to
closely imitate its song, and even re
rat suocesafuily learned the twitter.
ing notes of a common English
goldfinch.
SAM JONES.
Rev. Hugh Johnston, B. D., or
Toronto, has been on a visittoll'ov.
Sam Jo13e8' home in Georgia. Hero
is what he says about it
the Lineolu county fair.
A Rocliview sport ce pturecl five `h0 Hamilton Sp°eea110 Bays
1 1 that the bettor portion 0f rho people
coons one night hat week. of that city were eeandalized by ate
Two St. Tomas men drew $5,- exhibition of Boynton's feats on Sun -
000 in the Louisiana lottery. day last. It says :—Paul Boynton,
Watford fruit drying factories the renowned hero of the water, is
etre running day and night. travelling with Barnum's show. At
Two now Bapbist ohtn•ch°e are 4 o'olook the bluffs overlooking the
under conebrnation in Toronto. bay, above Baetien's boathouse,
A North Hastings farmer was were crowed with people. '.There
fined $50 for watering his milks were probably, ashore rind afloat,
Lake Ontario has fallen one foot 25,000 people, all eager to sect Clap.
within three weeks at Hamilton. lain Boyton in his lifo•saviutt suit.
Ni. O'Donnell, of Peterborough, The captain Boynton presently_und-
has a notions young pig atripotl line dlecl out. The first ttcoomplishmont
a Eiger, was at the speed be attained. He
London estimates its population propelled himself, feet foremost,
at 40,000 including all the sub. through the water as fast as ono
urge, ordinarily rows iu an ordinary
Tho Reformer figures up the new rowboat. Then he built a roil,
buildings pub up this year in Galt fished, fired rockets,ehoisted salts
as amouriting to $.200,058. and made the wind propel him, and.
ear. Parry, Liberal ALP. for conducted himself as if he •was en -
Prince, P.E.I., has been sustained tirely at home in the water, It
in his seat by the Election Court, was an exhibition ot what %edemas
The poopelior Newburg went and the inventive genius of man
through Welland canal in 11 boure eau accomplish In the way of nuke
50 m1n. The usual time ie 10 to 20 ing the water oafs, and robbing ib
its terrors, The people of this
city aro not acouetomed to exhibi-
tions on the Sabbath day, and the
manager . of Barnum's circus made
his disapproval of the performance
manifest by inflicting a heavy Ane
upon his employee, After walking
upon the water 1n his rather roomy
boot , aha oapbaiu headed or rather
110)1x6.
hospitality to the strangers by The Six Nations Agricultural So.
throwing open their homes. He said piety Nolte its annual fair at the
"My door 1s open and my table is grounds, Obswoken, on Sepb. 28, 29,
sway sat for sty man that will (some tn." and 80.
And it is so indeed. The table is The Port Dover Harbor Com•
largo.. Never less than twenty sit parry has recently been making ex -
down to 11 at each meal, and there tenaive lmprovement:i on Its what -
d table when en- vas at the Port
is always a se(toteg •
orally ae m0ny 1n010 900101E04 It Josepli Monkhouse threshed re,.
s00m6 10 me that the finest tributo eenlly on tho farm of John Ham.
that can be paid to any man ie giv tner'sley, Puslinah, 1,808 bushels of
en to Sam Jones in these wonderful grain in tan hours, 000 bushels of
meetings. I have soon him ad• thew) were oats and were threshed
dressing thousands in Obioago, Bos' in four hours.
161
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footed for Bayview, and untie the
trip across the bay in a credibly
short time, attended by such sfleet
of steamers, yatchs, sailboats, row•
boats and amuses as only Hamilton
can turn out,
Brussels Lime Works!
(STILL AHEAD.
Tito subscribers Cabe Nils opportunity of
returning amino 10 the inhabitants of
Brussels nod ('10)1303 for vast patronage.
anti bog to stats that baring mads sovornl
tutt,rat'ontante in their ktte aria mode of
btlt'ttitg they aro TAU .y in a bettor position
than over 000 r 10 nuvply the Puo watt
A'Irat•Ulass r,ttuo.
This hoing the P.htrtnenttt tioa:eon of our
business dealings in Brussels, anti btayittg
j uilllc anti Tony on lott ottving if.0 1 treatmehe
nt
tint ti Bunt-nlnsa Article from no.
Piret.Oiasa Lime at Ya aorta tit tits kilts.
Ws also burn u Ne,11,it,tO for Pla9Carlug at
IS soots,
iiounotnbar talo spot----ECi•tlBecls LI ate
63'oriel.
it Town & Sori.
SE1;2. 30, 1857.
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MONEY '1'0 LOAN.
PEI E42 L FUNDS.
of Private Funds hitve,just been
placed in my hands for in-
- vestment.
AT 7 PER CENT.
Borrowers can havo their loans
complete in throe flays if title is
satisfactory.
Apply to
E. E. WADE.
=Iv
Grist and Flour Mills !
The undersigned having completed the change from the stone to the
Celebrated Hungarian system of Grinding, has now the Mill in
First Class Running
rder
and will be glad to see all his old customers and as many new ones
as possible. Chopping done.
Flour and Alwayz Maul.
Highest Price paid for any quantity of Good Grain.
Egg _11_
WY!. MILNE.
GS
HAVING OPENED) OUT AN
iota In Grant's Block, B tGsscls,
Next Door 1.o the Post Office,
1 air prepared to Pay CAsir for any quantity oflEggs.
BRING ALONG ALL YOU HA VE
and Remember the Stand.
EAST HURON
rri
•—,lIANUTAOTVRI1E
0AItRIAGES, DEM001RRd.TS, EXPRESS WAGONS,
BUGGIES, -• WAGONS, jIITO., ETO., ETO.
All mado of the Best Material and Anished in a Workmanlike
manner......
Eeperir ing and Pa mtinij promptly attended to.
Parties intending to buy should Call before
purchasing.
13'np.RISNCIas.-•--Mars(len Smith, B. Laing, Jas. Cott and Wm. Me-
lielvey, Grey Township ; W. Oamerou, W. Little, G. Brewar and 1).
Breckenridge, Morris Township ; T. Town. and W. Blashill, Brus-
sels ; Rev E. A. Fear, Woodham, and T. Wright, Turnborry.
BEMEi11'PJ D THE STAND—SOUTH Or BRIDGE.
JAMES BUYITIRS.